Weird Masks Around the World – Part 1
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In case you want to buy some masks:

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I found these various masks on a cd-rom I received from a friend… They were so many that I didn’t really know what to choose. I tried to select the most interesting and representative for each region. I don’t know where they come from, I suppose that they are copyrighted like all the others and I won’t hesitate in giving credit, but I just couldn’t let them pass without posting on Weirdomatic. Weird or funny, elegant and fancy, made from wood or fine materials, all these masks are worth seeing.
Africa


















Costa Rica











To be continued…
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cool masks
loveing the masks lol
Info on African Masks:
http://www.rebirth.co.za/African_mask_history_and_meaning.htm
http://www.arthistoryguide.com/African_Masks.aspx
http://www.mask-and-more-masks.com/masks-of-africa.html
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1985/6/85.06.06.x.html
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/clemons/RMC/exhib/93.ray.aa/African.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_art